William glanzer



(No Model.)

W. GLANZER FRUIT HAN.

No. 565,679. Patented Aug. 11, 1896.

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Swam /woe m W7 UNITED STATES WILLIAM GLANZER, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JACOB PATENT OFFICE.

D. HEATER, OF SAME PLACE.

FRUIT-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 1T0. 565,679, dated August 11, 1896.

Application filed May 5, 1896. $eria1No. 590,298. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, WILLIAM GLANZER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Fruit-Cans; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in fruit-cans, the features of which will be fully hereinafter described and claimed. My invention involves a tin can adapted for sealing with wax; and the object is to aid in the unsealing by using a detachable flange which may carry the sealing-wax with the cover on opening, and thereby prevent the melted or softened wax from running out and possibly dropping into the contents of thecan. The

object is accomplished by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the can with a portion cut away of both the fixed and movable flanges. Fig. 2 is a top View of the m ovable flange.

The letters designate like parts in the two views.

The tin can is constructed as usual, and comprises the body A, the cover 13, and the fixed flange D, soldered to the side of the body.

The movable flange G is formed to pass freely over the top of the can, and its normal position is resting on said fixed flange. The flanges are alike in form and may have any suitable angle to the body of the can. Between the lower edge of the cover and the inner edge of the movable flange there is the space of about one-eighth of an inch.

In use, the movable flange is placed on the fixed flange, the top is placed in position, the

melted wax is poured into the space between I the cover, the exposed part of the body, and said movable flange, and the can is hermetically sealed.

To open the can, the wax is rendered soft by heat, the movable flange is raised against the under edge of the top, and they are both two witnesses.

WILLIAM GLANZER. Witnesses:

B. PICKERING, E. J. FINKE. 

